Brian Anderson is the sous-chef at the new Cheesy Winer in downtown Sonora. He’s second-in-command in the kitchen and he knows the menu inside out. Asked to prepare one of the eatery’s signature dishes recently,
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Two vacant houses on Washington Street at Lytton were burned to piles of ash and debris early Sunday morning. It wasn’t an accidental fire or arson, but a carefully organized and executed training for all
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The Japanese surprise attack on a Sunday morning in December 1941 brought the United States into World War II

Published Dec 6, 2016 at 09:35PM

They live in Groveland, Jamestown and Valley Springs today, and 75 years ago they were young men in the U.S. Navy on Oahu when the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor early Dec.
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Elan Spencer could not go out and celebrate with his teammates Saturday night following the Columbia Claim Jumpers 75-57 victory over the Modesto Junior College Pirates at Oak Pavilion. While other Jumpers may have gone
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Ol’ Saint Nick has taken over a section of Linoberg Street in downtown Sonora. The street will be closed between Washington and Stewart streets until after New Year’s Day to make room for Santa’s Workshop,
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The Fiscal Recovery Plan for Sonora Union High School District will be available to the public Friday, but Superintendent Pat Chabot offered few specifics to describe who or what might be on the chopping block.
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The Sonora Police Department and the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office embraced the wild side of facial hair in their participation in No-Shave November, a national event to raise awareness and charity donations for cancer research
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